Author Archives: C

Republicans, get your monsters under control before it is too late.

Posted by C on September 28, 2009 at 10:52 pm.

Guns at presidential events; “Tree of Liberty” signs. A so-called “Christian” preacher praying for the President’s death. A Facebook poll asking if Obama should be killed.
And that’s only a small sampling of the sickening hate and vitriol being slung around by the radical right-wing.
Enough is enough. This has to end.
Republicans, these are your creatures. You [...]

Maine Coons. Again.

Posted by C on September 26, 2009 at 10:15 pm.

(In case anyone is wondering, the game vital brain cell exercise being played in the above picture is Scotland Yard, one of Everett Kaser’s thoroughly addictive logic puzzle games for PCs and Macs. Highly recommended!)

Music & Macs

Posted by C on September 21, 2009 at 11:28 pm.

Pre- and Post- 9/11 Mindsets

Posted by C on September 11, 2009 at 12:36 pm.

The Mutant Poodle has just posted a beautiful tribute to what we lost on 9/11.
I couldn’t have said it better myself. I do wish, however, that I could have said it as well as he did.

Tesco’s definition of “washed & ready to eat” does not match mine.

Posted by C on September 10, 2009 at 2:02 pm.

This:
rinsed out of a 100g bag of this:

Washed?
Maybe. Briefly, from the looks of it. Very briefly. All I did was put the contents of the bag into a bowl of water & swish them around a few times. I was going to pour it all into a strainer until I noticed some grit in the [...]

Seatbacks empty? Which FAA reg says that?

Posted by C on August 28, 2009 at 4:14 pm.

There was an article in the New York Times the other day about some airlines telling people that it’s an FAA regulation that no personal articles can be stored in airline seatback pockets.
The article quotes a “51-page 2007 F.A.A. directive on cabin safety” which says the following (emphasis mine):
C. Proper stowage of carry-on baggage is [...]

Five Facts about the anti-reform mobs

Posted by C on August 5, 2009 at 8:31 pm.

In full, an email I received today from the Democratic National Committee. I really try to stay away from politics in this blog, but I’m posting this because I remember what happened the last time the Republicans brought in a bunch of “local protesters.”
There’s been a lot of media coverage about organized mobs intimidating [...]

Did an NHS knee-jerk reaction to the Daily Express cost my son his job?

Posted by C on July 26, 2009 at 6:47 pm.

My son, who is not a British citizen, but who was granted indefinite leave to remain (and work) in the UK over eight years ago, has been out of work since his call centre job ended in March.
Last week, he saw the adverts for jobs with the NHS National Pandemic Flu Hotline and he promptly [...]

Crosby, Stills, & Nash – Manchester, England, 10 July 2009

Posted by C on July 11, 2009 at 8:07 pm.

Last night’s Crosby, Stills, & Nash concert in Manchester was the best concert I’ve ever attended in my life. And I’m not the only person who felt that way. I heard several other people say the same thing as we made our way to the parking garage afterward.
We were lucky to have snagged great seats [...]

Food Counters are Not Toddler Seats.

Posted by C on July 1, 2009 at 3:01 pm.

Was in Glasgow Central Rail Station yesterday with a few minutes between trains and no time for supper between appointments, so I stopped at the Burger King in the station to grab something to take with me. There was a woman, with a little girl standing next to her, in front of me in the [...]